Beet-knife.



No. 653,558. Patented July l0, I900.

B. J. .muusou & T. PETERSON.

BEET KNIFE.

(Application filed Dec. 2, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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BJARNI J. JOHNSON AND THORSTEIN PETERSON, OF SPANISH- FORK, UTAH.

BEET-KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION formin part of Letters Patent No. 653,558, dated 51113110, 1960. Application filed December 2, 1899. Serial No. 789,004. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that We,BJARNI J. JOHNSON and THORSTEIN PETERSON, citizensof the United States, residing at Spanish Fork, in the county of Utah,in the State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Beet- Knives, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved construction of beet-knife, theobject being to provide a knife for lifting the beets from the groundand cutting 01f the tops of the same; and with this object in View ourinvention consists,- essentially, in forming the end of the knife With alaterally=projecting prong, which prong may project in the direction ofthe cutting edge of the blade and beyond or back of the same, aspreferred.

In the drawings forminga part of this specification, Figure lis aperspective view of a knife constructed in accordance with our invention and the prong projecting in the direction of the cutting edge.Fig. 2 is a face view, the prong being shown as projecting beyond theback of the blade.

In carrying out our invention we employ a long fiat blade A, the back ofwhich is made straight, while the cutting edge A is slightly curved. Thehandle B may be made in any shape desired. The outer end of the blade isformed with a laterally-projecting prong O,

which prong extends at right angles to the blade A and is tapered toform an engaging point C in order that it may be easily stuck into thebeet for the purpose of lifting the same, and after the beet is solifted it is removed from the ground, held in one hand, and the top outtherefrom by the cutting-blade. The prong or fork is straight and formedlI1-' tegral with the blade and can be made to project at right angles.beyond the cutting edge of the back, as desired, and in the same planetherewith.

Having thus fully described our invention, what We claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1'. A new article of manufacture, a knife, the tip of the blade of whichis provided with a straight tapered prong extending at right anglestherefrom and in the same plane therewith.

2. A new article of manufacture, a knife, the tip of the blade of whichis provided with a straight tapered prong extending at right angles tothe blade, in front of the edge and in the same plane therewith.

BJARNI J. JOHNSON. TI-IORSTEIN PETERSON.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. SNELL, GEO. D. SNELL, Jr.

